The quantum mechanical property of a particle to occupy all of its possible states simultaneously. This property of multiple, coexisting possibilities persists until the superposition is measured, observed or interacted with.
Netta Bacon • Masa Bajc • Alexandra Ben-Abba • Jin Won Han • Naomi Kaly • David King • Lisa Koch • Kota Goto • Jay Macdonell • Michelle Mechanic • Anna Mlasowsky • Daniel Petraitis • Bradley Pitts • Sean Salstrom • Rui Sasaki • Keunae Song • Anjali Srinivasan • Brett Swenson • Studio AND (Audra Wolowiec/ Niels Cosman) • Kirsti Taiviola • Foster Turcott • Jake Vincent • Bryan Wilson
{SUPERPOSITION} is a juried show of sculptural glass and glass related sculpture that was held in June, 2011 concurrent with the Glass Art Society Conference.
This show features artists whose works inhabit so many places simultaneously that they might not fit into any of them. {SUPERPOSITION} consists of works that directly address this condition of being in multiple places at once, as well as projects produced by artists who inhabit the fringes of genres.
The conventional work and commerce associated with glass is limited in scope, exhibition space, and growth. There is a general lack of awareness in greater contemporary practice of the fertile growth and development of glass as a sculptural medium in recent years.
Material-based artists offer a bridging ground, coming out of the material and physical understanding of their traditions and exploring the conceptual territory offered by contemporary practice, often creating their own definitions of what they are doing. Likewise, non-glass artists approach material and the issues surrounding glass from fresh and intriguing perspectives, mapping areas outside conventional glass practice, but linked to the whole.
This chaos and uncertainty result in extremely fertile ground for the growth of new ideas.
There is a need to create a more visible venue for this work, and form a dialog with the depth and continuity to engage a wider audience.
